A New Software Genre: Discussion Management

Project Texts

1. New Software for Online Education: TextWeaverä [web link]
2. Designing for Pedagogical Effectiveness: The TextWeaver [web link]

Background Texts

1. The Textweaver(TM): What Is Discussion Management? [web link]
2. Online Pedagogy with Discussion Management Software [web link]

Slides [Click here to start]

Slide 1 - Online Pedagogy with Discussion Management Software
Slide 2 - Introduction
Slide 3 - The Web
Slide 4 - What’s wrong with conventional Newsgroup or discussion software
Slide 5 - The Composition Interface
Slide 6 - The Active Reading Interface: Improving Keywording
Slide 7 - The Active Reading Interface: Improving Keywording
Slide 8 - The Online File Cabinet: Supporting re-use of text

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